Events

Due to the pandemic, our ability to hold traditional events is limited. However, we are seeking to develop different kinds of online events to engage and educate our communities on the Middle East. Please check again soon.

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Upcoming Events

    Past Events

    • Human Rights and Social Justice in Mental Health Work: Lessons from Palestine

      Mar 22nd, 2024 11:00 am at 11:00 am 11:00 am

        Abstract: Join us for this important conversation with renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Samah Jabr. Speaking against the depoliticization of mental health work, Dr. Jabr will discuss the dire need to integrate social justice and human rights approaches into psychological and psychotherapeutic models of treatment. The conversation will impart important lessons from Palestine on how we...
    • 13th Western Ottomanists’ Workshop (WOW)

      Apr 28th, 2023 8:30 am at 8:30 am 8:30 am

      The Workshop will include keynote lectures from Elyse Semerdjian (Whitman College) and Richard Antaramian (USC).
    • 2023 MEICON-BC Student Conference

      Mar 25th, 2023 9:15 am at 9:15 am 9:15 am

    • Baraye Iran teach-in – Parin Dossa – Women’s Rights and Women-led Activism

      Nov 14th, 2022 4:30 pm at 4:30 pm 4:30 pm

      Dr. Parin Dossa (SFU, Department of Sociology and Anthropology) will run a teach-in on “Women’s Rights and Women-led Activism” at UBC (BC Hydro Theatre – CIRS Building) with a focus on Iran. Organized by the UBC Persian Club and co-sponsored by UBC Middle East Studies and Anthropology, the event is the first “Baraye Iran” teach-in...
    • UBC Middle East Studies presents: Coexistence and Colonialism in the Modern Middle East

      Oct 13th, 2022 12:00 pm at 12:00 pm 12:00 pm

      UBC Middle East Studies is pleased to invite you to “Coexistence and Colonialism in the Modern Middle East”, a lecture presented by Dr. Ussama Makdisi, Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at UC Berkeley. This talk can be attended either in-person or virtually via Zoom. However you choose to attend, please register using the RSVP...